RIAA Platinum Digital Single Award for Christina Perri track "A Thousand Years". Released on Oct. 18, 2011 as part of the soundtrack for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, the song was certified Platinum on Mar. 13, 2012 by the RIAA for one million copies sold.
The track reached #53 on the Billboard Hot 100 becoming Perri's second major hit after her 2010 breakthrough with "Jar Of Hearts". The YouTube video for "A Thousand Years" has over two billion views, making it one of the most-viewed on the platform. By 2022 the track had been certified Diamond by the RIAA for an impressive ten million sold. See image above for the RIAA sales certifications of this track*.
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Item Highlights:
- RIAA Platinum Digital Single award
- In VG condition
- Presented to record label executive
- First presentation award from 2012
- All original with manufacturer sticker
- Known as a RIAA Digital Single award, they were made from 2007 to present
- Award measures 9.5" x 21"
- Beautiful collectors item for Christina Perri or Twilight fan
- FREE insured shipping to continental U.S.
- International shipping available
Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Platinum Digital Single award is a first presentation award that would have been manufactured around 2012 making it approximately 11 years old. It is presented to a record industry executive whose name has been obscured in the photos for privacy.
The award is in VG condition, with only very minor blemishes on the frame and plexiglass, and some tears on the backing paper. It has its' original manufacturer sticker from Ill Eagle Enterprises.
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*RIAA sales data source: RIAA.com